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The Official Quarterly Newsletter of Philippine Statistics Authority—

Regional Statistical Services Office III

July—September 2018 Ref. No. 2018-NL-Q32018-036

With the initiative of the Economic Sector Statistics Service

(ESSS) to conduct task force training on the different agriculture-based

surveys, PSA regional offices were directed to conduct second level

training in their respective regions. The following are the second level

trainings spearheaded by PSA RSSO III.

PSA CL Spearheads Trainings on

Agri-Based Surveys

Data Review, Valida�on and Analysis of Livestock and Poultry

Sta�s�cs with Electronic Data Review Workbook (EDRW)

Compila�on System Applica�on By: ApoKala

PSA RSSO III conducted

the 2nd level training on “Data

Review, Validation and Analysis of

Livestock and Poultry Statistics with

Electronic Data Review Workbook

(EDRW) Compilation Sys tem

Application” on June 04-07, 2018 at

the Orchid Gardens, City of San

Fernando, Pampanga. Resource

speakers were Livestock and Poultry

Statistics Division (LPSD) Chief

Elizabeth P. Cabrera, Supervising

Statistical Specialist Marisol T.

Fallarme and Assistant Statistician

Aris S. Lapitan from Central Office

together with the regional focal

person - Senior Statistical

Specialist Jennielyn S. Mariano. It

was attended by the Regional

Director, SOCD and provincial Chief

Stat i st ica l Specia l i sts , and

the provincial and regional focal

persons. The training aimed to guide

all users in conducting data review

sessions particularly for the

livestock and poultry sub-sector.

This will also help the users to come

up with quality generated statistics

on animal production, inventory

and slaughter.

Vision

Solid responsive world-class

authority on quality statistics and

civil registration.

Mission

Deliver relevant, reliable statistics

and civil registration services for

equitable development towards

improved quality of life for all.

Quality Policy

We, the Philippine Statistics

Authority, commit to deliver

relevant and reliable statistics and

efficient civil registration services to

our clients and stakeholders.

We adhere to the UN Fundamental

Principles of Official Statistics in the

production of quality general-

purpose statistics and commit to

deliver civil registration services in

accordance with the laws, rules and

regulations and other statutory

requirements.

We endeavour to live by the

established core values and

corporate personality of the PSA

and adapt the appropriate

technology in the development of

our products and delivery of

services.

We commit to continually improve

the effectiveness of our Quality

Management System to ensure

equitable development towards

improve quality of life for all.

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Crops Surveys Opera�onal Training

Let’s Talk About

(MPCSRS), Palay

and Corn Production

S u r v e y , P a l a y

Production Survey

( P P S ) , C r o p s

Production Survey

(CrPS), and Monthly

Agricultural Situa-

tion Report (MASR).

The said training was

attended by the regional and

p r o v i n c i a l f o c a l pe r s o n s .

Supervising Statistical Specialist

Elna Ruth F. Casasola, Statistical

By: JRTD

For PSA Central Luzon

focal persons to review on the

concepts and technical aspects in the

conduct of the crops surveys, PSA

RSSO III pushed through the 2018

Crops Surveys 2nd Level Operational

Training on 24-26 September 2018 at

SACOP, Maimpis, City of San

Fernando Pampanga.

The two-day training covered

the discussion on Corn Production

Survey (CPS), Monthly Palay and

Corn Situation Reporting System

Specialist II Tito D. Bautista,

Statistical Analysts Jib I. Blanco and

John Rey T. Duay acted as the

resource speakers of the training.

Farm Price Survey By: ABT

SACOP Ephatha, City of San

Fernando, Pampanga – The PSA

RSSO III conducted the Farm

Prices Surveys (FPS) Second Level

Training from 22 to 24 August 2018

with the Chief Statistical Specialists

and the regional and the provincial

focal persons from different

provinces of Region III as

participants. Resource speakers were

Senior Statistical Specialist Jose

Alvin P. Almedilla and Statistical

Specialist I Agnes T. Bartosis from

Price Statistics Division (PSA) in

PSA Central Office. Guidelines in the

implementation of revised FPS

questionnaires, data processing

system, survey design and operations,

Consumer Price Index (CPI) and

Inflation Rate were some of the

topics discussed during the three-day

training.

Fisheries Surveys By: JDTP

The 2nd Level Training on

Fisheries Surveys was conducted on 13-14 August 2018 at SACOP, Brgy. Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Statistical Specialists II Analiza R. Razon and Jun Dave T. Patricio acted as the resources persons in the said training. The two-day training was attended by the CSSs and provincial focal persons of the provinces.

The topics that were discussed during the training were: Quarterly Commercial , Marine M u n i c i p a l , I n l a n d M u n i c i p a l , a n d Aquaculture Fisheries Survey, Fisheries Data Generation, Top 31 Marine Species, Data Review, Data Validation and Materials for Data Dissemination.

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By: JRTD

Being a member of the of

the RTFPW of Region 3, PSA RSSO

III was invited to attend its

Quarterly meeting which was held on

18 September 2018 at the

Department of Agriculture (DA)

RFO III Conference Room, City of

San Fernando, Pampanga.

Statistical Specialist II Jun

Dave T. Patricio and Statistical

Analyst John Rey T. Duay

represented the office in the said

meeting. SS II Patricio presented

updates on Volume of Corn

Production, Volume of Production of

Hogs and Chicken and Chicken Eggs,

Farmgate Prices by Province, and

Weekly Prevailing Retail Prices of

3rd Quarter Regional Task Force on Price and

Volume Watch (RTFPW)

Meat and Poultry Products in

Region 3.

The quarterly meeting

primarily aimed to monitor the

price of the major agricultural

commodities across the provinces in

Central Luzon. It also served as a

venue to raise some concerns and

issues affecting the prices of the

c o m m o d i t i e s a n d t h e i r

corresponding possible solutions.

Lecture on Technical Writing

and Infographic Design By: JRTD

A back-to-back Training on

Technical Writing and Infographic

Design was pulled off by PSA RSSO

III on 03 August 2018 at PSA RSSO

III, Training Room Maimpis, City of

San Fernando Pampanga.

During the morning, Senior

Statistical Specialist Arlene Z.

Torrico discussed the definition and

basic concepts of technical writing.

She gave some pointers and tips to

be remembered in preparing

business correspondence and letter

used by the office. Some hands-on

exercises were also administered in

order to gauge the knowledge of the

part ic ipants in subject -verb

agreement, used of prepositions,

dangling modifiers and transforming a

lengthy correspondence into a brief

and concise one.

In the afternoon, Statistical

Specialists II Jessie D. Lobo and Jun

Dave T. Patricio and Statistical

Analyst John Rey T. Duay led the

discussion on infographic design.

Basic concepts, techniques, and

things to consider in designing

infographic materials were discussed

to the staff. The resource persons also

showed samples of commendable

infographics which contained data

produced by PSA. The staff were also

asked to choose a topic related to

their duties and then prepare an

infographic about it.

Updates on

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CRS Volume of Transaction (July to September 2018)

Figure 1. Total Volume of Transactions Served by PSA RSSO III Serbilis Outlet (April – September 2017 & April – September 2018)

The trend of the

transactions during April to September 2018 follows that of last year. As seen from the figure, the number of transactions escalates during the 2nd quarter which could be attributed to the fact that school enrolment is on-going during the said month. In addition, a lot of couples also choose to hold their wedding ceremony during the said period; thus, lots of request made. On the other hand, July to September are considered as lean months wherein transactions usually decrease. Nevertheless, it is also evident that the number of transactions made during the 3rd quarter 2018 is greater than the ones made during the last year. Specifically, there are 32,410, 9,802 and 630 increases for the months of July, August and September,

By: KCV Updates on CRS Outlet Renovation

A number of clients

expressed their aspiration to have a more conducive waiting area. Thus, in order to address the needs of the public in making them feel more comfortable and turning their waiting area into a more conducive place while waiting for the requested civil

registry documents, air-conditioning units were installed as part of the renovation of the outlet. PSA Region III Serbilis Outlet aims for the continuous development of the service it provides by giving utmost attention and appropriate action to every

concern raised by the public. Moreover, the renovation of the outlet is one of the requirements under the implementation of CRS-ITP2.

By: KCV

PSA Partnering for Change and Development

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Zumba for a Cause By: JLC

In lieu of the 118th Philippine

Civil Service Commission Anniversary, the Philippine Statistics Authority Regional Statistical Services Office III participated in the Zumba for a Cause organized by CSC in partnership with the Council for Human Resource Management Practitioners – National Government Agencies (CHRMP-NGA) Regional III. It was held on 26 September 2018 at the Mini Convention Center, Heroes Hall, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. The objective of the activity was to celebrate the heroism of public servants and promote health and wellness among the employees. Moreover, it also aimed to raise fund for the Regional Rehabilitation

Center for Youth at Ayala, Magalang, Pampanga. Participating agencies have donated cash for the chosen charitable institution of CSC. The host agency also invited guests

to talk about stress management in the workplace before the zumba. Various raffle prizes were also given after the zumba.

Feeding Program By: JLC

The Philippine Statis-

tics Authority Regional Statistical Services Office III (PSA RSSO III) conducted several activities in line with the agency’s 5th year anniversary. One of these was the

conduct of a feeding program at San Antonio Elementary School (SAES), Bacolor, Pampanga on 13 September 2018. PSA Regional Office Staff led by OIC-Chief Administrative

Officer Rowena R. Escoto in coordination with SAES staff headed by Principal III Perlita Chavez fed students from grades 4, 5 and 6. They were given nutritious meals and snacks in the morning and served with a sumptuous lunch cooked by the staff. The office also provided the school with cleaning materials such as

dippers, rugs, dustpans and brooms. The activity was conducted aiming not only to highlight the 5th year anniversary of PSA but also to intensify the campaign to promote a healthy generation among our youths.